Much has been written and there has been much discussion about a current case before the Supreme Court that is of great significance for working mothers. The case concerns a United Parcel Service driver who was put on an unpaid disability leave...

President Obama's observation that racism is "deeply rooted" in U.S. society is an understatement. Racism is as American as the Fourth of July, and ignoring this fact doesn't make it go away.These truths, to quote a familiar document, are...

Recent news that scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found trace levels of radiation from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant along the California coast demonstrates one of the realities of living in an...

When it comes to the holiday decorations, I try to throw away the sorriest old ones.I think of that treetop angel with the thinning white hair and the inexplicable dark spots blooming on her face, but how can I toss her, after all...

The Mendon-Upton Regional School Committee discussed Monday night the effects of proposed state budget cuts that could see the district receiving $310,000 less than anticipated.District Superintendent Joseph Maruszczak said that as the...

PLAINVILLE - Two Franklin women and an Andover man, whom police say are suspects in at least 10 area house break-ins, are being held on $10,000 bail after their arraignment in Wrentham District Court Friday on charges related to a Plainville...

Several area towns will see savings in the cost to remove trash pending approval of a re-negotiated contract with their waste disposal company.The towns, including Franklin, Medway, Mendon and Milford, are among 35 communities that...

MEDWAY - Selectmen Chairman Dennis Crowley, currently the second-longest serving member of the board, said he will run for his fourth and final term in the spring.Crowley, 69, was first elected to the board in 2006 when the town faced a $2...